Hi guys,
I'm a new rider on an N400 and just went out for my first highway ride today. Two things bothered me when going ~80mph on 880 and I'm not sure if they're normal:
1. I wear EarPeace plugs, but despite that, all I could hear was the wind (no car sounds, barely any engine rev). It wasn't at all painful, but is this how it's supposed to be? Am I damaging my hearing by not putting the EarPeace on correctly? Any tips to fix this?
2. Above 70 mph, there was a lot of wind pushing my bike around and also bouncing my head up/down and side to side, especially when checking my blind spots. I have a good helmet (RF-1200 with vents open) and tried to lean my body toward the front of the bike and loosen my grip, but it didn't really help. I didn't veer off my lane, but I felt like I was constantly fighting the wind and can't imagine riding 1+ hours like that. What am I doing wrong?
I'm a new rider on an N400 and just went out for my first highway ride today. Two things bothered me when going ~80mph on 880 and I'm not sure if they're normal:
1. I wear EarPeace plugs, but despite that, all I could hear was the wind (no car sounds, barely any engine rev). It wasn't at all painful, but is this how it's supposed to be? Am I damaging my hearing by not putting the EarPeace on correctly? Any tips to fix this?
2. Above 70 mph, there was a lot of wind pushing my bike around and also bouncing my head up/down and side to side, especially when checking my blind spots. I have a good helmet (RF-1200 with vents open) and tried to lean my body toward the front of the bike and loosen my grip, but it didn't really help. I didn't veer off my lane, but I felt like I was constantly fighting the wind and can't imagine riding 1+ hours like that. What am I doing wrong?